Catholic communion defended against both extremes, and unnecessary division confuted in five parts ...…Catholick communion defended against both extreams, and unnecessary division confuted in five parts ...…

Let any man that hath the Spirit of Christ judg, whether this be not a better state of the Church, than for some to be railing men from Communion, with the charge of Idolatry, and making the rest odious; and for others to profane the Pulpits, by preaching up slanders, and scorns, and serving Satan in Christ's Name, by making Religion seem Hypocrisy, and conscionable men pass for odious Rebels for fearing lest some points of Conformity be sin; and stirring up Rulers to use them accordingly, if they were so bad and miserable as to be persuaded by such to persecution: Which of these, think you, is the better and more desirable case?

Let any man that hath the Spirit of Christ judg, whether this be not a better state of the Church, than for some to be railing men from Communion, with the charge of Idolatry, and making the rest odious; and for others to prophane the Pulpits, by preaching up slanders, and scorns, and serving Satan in Christ's Name, by making Religion seem Hypocrisie, and conscionable men pass for odious Rebels for fearing lest some points of Conformity be sin; and stirring up Rulers to use them accordingly, if they were so bad and miserable as to be perswaded by such to persecution: Which of these, think you, is the better and more desirable case?

Obj. But what would you do your self, if you were in Spain, or any other Land where there is no Church-worship but the Mass? Would you not forbear all? And will not the Papists use against you the same Arguments which you use against us, and say, That you separate from all the Church on Earth for 1000. years, and so from Christ?

Ans. 1. What the Papists will say, maketh not all true which they say: The Question is, Whether they say it truly?